diff --git a/src/output-json.c b/src/output-json.c
index f9f8a6b495..226271a9f1 100644
--- a/src/output-json.c
+++ b/src/output-json.c
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ void OutputJsonRegister (void)
 
     traffic_id_prefix_len = strlen(TRAFFIC_ID_PREFIX);
     traffic_label_prefix_len = strlen(TRAFFIC_LABEL_PREFIX);
+
+    // Register output file types that use the new eve filetype registration
+    // API.
+    SyslogInitialize();
 }
 
 json_t *SCJsonString(const char *val)
diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 9efea7780e..eb9a3a2580 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -2555,7 +2555,6 @@ int PostConfLoadedSetup(SCInstance *suri)
     FeatureTrackingRegister(); /* must occur prior to output mod registration */
     RegisterAllModules();
 #ifdef HAVE_PLUGINS
-    SCInternalLoad();
     SCPluginsLoad(suri->capture_plugin_name, suri->capture_plugin_args);
 #endif
     AppLayerHtpNeedFileInspection();
diff --git a/src/util-plugin.c b/src/util-plugin.c
index deb5333cbf..087b55dd2e 100644
--- a/src/util-plugin.c
+++ b/src/util-plugin.c
@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ static void InitPlugin(char *path)
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Load internal plugins
- */
-void SCInternalLoad(void)
-{
-    SyslogInitialize();
-}
-
 void SCPluginsLoad(const char *capture_plugin_name, const char *capture_plugin_args)
 {
     ConfNode *conf = ConfGetNode("plugins");
diff --git a/src/util-plugin.h b/src/util-plugin.h
index 21654d86e6..cafe314f75 100644
--- a/src/util-plugin.h
+++ b/src/util-plugin.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "suricata-plugin.h"
 #include "output-eve-syslog.h"
 
-void SCInternalLoad(void);
 void SCPluginsLoad(const char *capture_plugin_name, const char *capture_plugin_args);
 SCEveFileType *SCPluginFindFileType(const char *name);
 SCCapturePlugin *SCPluginFindCaptureByName(const char *name);